{"id":28,"date":"2025-01-19T21:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-01-19T21:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:12:52","slug":"in-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/in-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/pictography-modern-icons-3\/\">Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Chenghao Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-04-29T06:49:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Twitter Icon (Bird) The bird represents &#8220;sending a message.&#8221; Users need to understand that this refers to the message-sending\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/pictography-modern-icons-3\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/comparing-and-contrasting-hieroglyphics-to-tiktok\/\">Comparing and Contrasting Hieroglyphics to Tiktok<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Shrishti Chavan<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-11T21:18:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 11, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Comparing and contrasting icons used throughout human history extends beyond the idea of icon. We have always communicated visually\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/comparing-and-contrasting-hieroglyphics-to-tiktok\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Comparing and Contrasting Hieroglyphics to Tiktok<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/256-2\/\">A comparison of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and modern ICONS<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by YaoyangZhang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-05T07:57:55+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Wechat message bubbles symbolize conversations or chatting with others. This symbol in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics also expresses communication, which\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/256-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A comparison of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and modern ICONS<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/early-writing\/\">Early Writing of WeChat Wallet Icon<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Angel Hagen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T22:47:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">WeChat is a very useful tool for communicating with friends and families, you can also share your daily life\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/early-writing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Early Writing of WeChat Wallet Icon<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/category-early-writing-iconography\/\">Early Writing &amp; Iconography<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by JunYi<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T22:04:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I chose a social software &#8220;Instagram&#8221;. I think the most classic example is &#8220;Search&#8221;. It looks like a magnifying\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/category-early-writing-iconography\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Early Writing &amp; Iconography<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/ancient-egyptian-star-seba-and-tiktok-collectible-icon\/\">Ancient Egyptian star Seba and TikTok &#8220;collectible&#8221; icon<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Zhou Yi<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T21:18:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In ancient India Seba symbolized one of the symbols of the stars. That&#8217;s why there are a dozen symbols\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/ancient-egyptian-star-seba-and-tiktok-collectible-icon\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ancient Egyptian star Seba and TikTok &#8220;collectible&#8221; icon<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/pictography-modern-icons-2\/\">Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Emily Shi<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T11:03:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&nbsp; I compare the icon of sun in the weather app with the sun icon in Egyptian hieroglyphics. They\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/pictography-modern-icons-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/twitter-and-egyptian-hieroglyphs\/\">Twitter and Egyptian hieroglyphs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jingyuan Gao<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T10:14:49+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Twitter Little Blue Bird is a global social networking platform, \u201cLittle Blue Bird\u201d represents the concept of \u201cinstant messaging\u201d:\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/twitter-and-egyptian-hieroglyphs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Twitter and Egyptian hieroglyphs<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/heart-in-ios-health-app-and-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\">\u201cHeart&#8221; in iOS Health app and Egyptian hieroglyphics<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Shuyuan Tian<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T09:40:49+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the iOS Health app, the &#8220;heart&#8221; icon represents different aspects of heart health, like heart rate, blood pressure,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/heart-in-ios-health-app-and-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: \u201cHeart&#8221; in iOS Health app and Egyptian hieroglyphics<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/189-2\/\">Egyptian hieroglyphic of hands<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Suri Li<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T09:32:57+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I took the screenshots of the WeChat \u201cscan\u201d icon and the YouTube \u201clike\u201d and \u201cdislike\u201d icons and an Egyptian\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/189-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Egyptian hieroglyphic of hands<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/pictography-modern-icons\/\">Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Xiang Li<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T09:02:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">1. Instagram&#8217;s &#8220;Home&#8221; Icon vs. Egyptian Hieroglyphic &#8220;House&#8221; Symbol \u00b7 Instagram&#8217;s &#8220;Home&#8221; Icon: Instagram&#8217;s home icon is a simplified\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/pictography-modern-icons\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/human-ability-in-recognize-pattern\/\">Human Ability In Recognize Pattern<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Raul Contreras<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T06:22:38+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Maya pictographs serve as a visual storytelling system, using symbols representing people, animals, and abstract concepts to convey meaning.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/human-ability-in-recognize-pattern\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Human Ability In Recognize Pattern<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/127-2\/\">Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Selina Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-02-03T09:39:33+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For this assignment, I chose to analyze the iconography of Red note, a popular mobile app with a wide\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/127-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wechatdiscover-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\">WeChat&#8221;Discover&#8221; icon VS Egyptian Hieroglyphics<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Elaine Jin<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-01-31T17:34:05+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">WeChat is a popular social app from China, features a &#8220;Discover&#8221; section symbolized by a compass\u2014a perfect choice, as\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wechatdiscover-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: WeChat&#8221;Discover&#8221; icon VS Egyptian Hieroglyphics<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}